#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
using namespace std;
ifstream in ("lgput.in");
ofstream out ("lgput.out");
int main()
{
    long long n,p,r=1;
    in>>n>>p;
    while (p)
    {
        if (p%2==1)
            r=r*n%1999999973;
        n=n*n%1999999973;
        p=p/2;
    }
    out<<r;
    return 0;
}